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LOT 0501

Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection

MOSTLY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1/2 - 1 in. (5.06 grams total, 13-26 mm).

Comprising: a blue-glazed eye of Horus amulet with bifacial detailing, pierced for suspension; a glazed Shu amulet, suspended on a slender gold bar and pendant hoop; offered with a black stone stamp seal engraved with a bird standing left, pierced for suspension. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Collected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.

CONDITION

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LOT 0501

Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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